Blackwater Bakehouse in North Ayrshire

Amazing wee bakery on Arran. We arrived there just right after they had opened. The baguette was so fresh and delicious that I couldn’t resist to bite it when I got it. It’s Christmas time so we also got some almond mince pies. They are the best mince pies I have ever had. The almond was so fresh and crunchy and the stuffing wasn’t too sweet. Love it!!

Most amazing spot on Arran that you really have to visit! Delicious coffee and fantastic bread purchased. Seated on a picnic bench near the sun.

Ace, beef salad sarnie and a coffee, very reasonably priced 👌

An exceptional sourdough loaf. Tried a cardoman knot which was fab too. Highly recommended, checkout their Facebook page for opening times and honesty box system after 1.30pm.

Bread doesn’t get better than this. Incredible taste and variety. I had warm baguette in car on the way back home and I couldn’t speak it was so so good! As was everything else we bought and we got a lot!

Delicious bread and sweet rolls. Self-service after 1:30 PM from whatever stock is still available. Pick up in store for this. Also great coffee. The breads were great. I had Norwegian seeded. Rarely have I eaten such delicious bread.

Got an amazing cinnamon swirl and a still warm sourdough loaf

The Parisian tart was great, service was friendly however the coffee is terrible.

The best bridie I have ever had! Cakes were delicious as well. Great value and definitely worth a trip to Arran for

Excellent bread and the baker makes it something of an attraction. Have a chat, while providing affordable coffee. Delicious!

Very good idea , excellent goodies 😋👌

Fantastic breads and sweet treats, pain au chocolate, croissant etc and a Tonka bean parisienne which was wonderful. Self service when the bakery is closed leaving cash or bank transfer. Good coffee when the bakery is open. Friendly staff.

We popped by not expecting much as we know they sell out very quickly but arriving just before 12 allowed us to choose from a big selection! There was so much and everything was deliciously warm. We purchased sourdough which was fantastic paired with some Scallops we ate that evening. We also grabbed a coffee and a couple of Croissants and Cinnamon Knots. Coffee wasn’t brilliant but their bread and pastries were absolutely stunning. Would certainly recommend and will be back!

Excellent selection of breads, croissants etc

Amazing sourdough and focaccia, after trying at the Sandwich Station we had to get some

Top class bakery.we were passing and had seen the reviews. The Almond Croissant’s were delicious. Probably the nicest one I have ever had.

Always great bread, cakes and staff especially nice.

Excellent focaccia (both kinds, olive or tomato). Excellent heritage white sourdough. Perfect croissants & pain au chocolate & delicious baguettes. Always lovely, friendly service when we’ve visited. Extremely skilled bakers.

Excellent bread and baked goods. We were dreaming about their almond croissants for the next few days. Thankfully we still had a loaf of their bread to get us through.

Tasty bread but expensive and gets old quickly

A bakery with top-class quality. The entrance is slightly offset from the main street, but still very easy to find. The entrance is where most people queue. You definitely have to stop here so you don't miss anything ;-) I can only recommend a visit!

Quite possibly the best pastries I have ever eaten. So good we went back for another before we'd even finished the first! A brilliant coffee too!

I love bread !! Now that's a statement, but I really really do love good bread. Andrew, the baker/owner, uses only a sour dough base for his bread. I also had probably my best ever croissant from here a and a bread he calls Glass bread, a soft doughy yet strangely light Ciabbata style "loaf" he's hidden next to the hotel up a small incline, but parking very nearby. Thank god for people like this that understand what real. bread should look and taste like. Fantastic grab a loaf or 2 or 3 when next on the West Coast of the Isle of Arran. What a find

We came twice in our week long visit and it is probably good that we were too far away to visit daily otherwise we would be going home a stone heavier! The food from here was delicious. The ciabatta bread was out of this world. Would definitely recommend a trip or two!

Not exactly where the pin shows on Google but down a side street to the right - really great bakery!

Visited last Wednesday and can’t wait to return. Amazing little business. We had a pain au chocolate, a cinnamon twist and a sourdough baguette. Honestly amazing! Coffee was good too :)

Amazing fresh bread!!! 11-1:30 is serviced with coffee and a mobile pay maschine. Other times the food shelf is stocked with bread and you need change. Bring your own oatmilk as they have fresh milk from a neighboring farmer, which is lovely but not if you are intolerant ;-) great place!!!

Wonderful coffee and cake brilliant bread to take home

The most fantastic bread and baked goods sold from their bakery door via their Shed. Bread still warm when we bought it. Went back to take some home. Wish we had something like this nearby. Thanks for a great product. Open 11am. Gets busy.

Sourdough loaf is to die for. Get there early if ye want croissants.

They don't open until 11am but well worth it! Had hiked to blackwater and arrived a bit early but just as well, the queues had already started to happen. The almond croissant was stunning, the cinammon knot was flavourful. We also took a loaf to have with us for our lunch which was also full of fantastic flavour. Definitely a must stop!

Wow this place was a gem of a find on the magical Isle of Arran I'm currently walking the entire UK coast path solo for the RNLI with my Big agnes tent Aggie since July 4th over 9,000 miles ish walked and I was welcomed to the Bakehouse by the huge genuine friendly welcoming face of Andrew ..thank you so much, The coffee and baked good were stupendous. I would tell every person visiting Arran to not miss this lovely place for a pit stop and family picnic looking out on the glorious lovely coastline here !!! Thank you sooo much guys your kindness was commendable xx

The bread is divine and the pastries delicious

Best bakery ever!! Tucked away behind the hotel, this bakery has delicious breads and very tasty scones and cakes - very highly recommended. Plus lovely coffee. Treat yourself!! You're on holiday!!

Best bakery ever!! Tucked away behind the hotel, this bakery has delicious breads and very tasty scones and cakes - very highly recommended. Plus lovely coffee.

Delicious! But it's not open as the opening hours says. Up to 1 pm (I don't remember exactly) there is a self service shelf. You need to have cash or make a withdrawal to a UK Bank. As we are not British and hadn't cash we asked somebody to pay for us.

Nice looking bread, but pastries all sold out by the time we arrived at about 1pm. Good coffee. Sandwich and pie shop next door is an excellent alternative.

Well worth the visit to the bakery for the fantastic bread and croissants - a brilliant selection. Such a find in this lovely village.

Wow what an incredible bakery! Delicious bread and cakes. Amazing! So good! Love the honesty system. Support local.

Lovely bread and croissants 🥐 thank you!

Lovely staff and fabulous sourdough

The best almond croissant I have ever had the pleasure of shoving down my throat. It was simply divine and I only wish we had managed to find this place sooner during our stay. The breads also looked equally amazing, oh and the coffee was also fab.

Amazing place worth visiting ✨️.

Fantastic service and excellent quality. We thoroughly enjoyed our Christmas order and the quality was second to none.

Somebody once decided: Britain's can't do bread. Blackwater Bakehouse agrees to disagree. The can do it... Bought a nice sourdough bread and some croissants. Absolutely wonderful. Also the service was a blast. It is just a small box for mostly self service. We have been there too early. They opened the door early and quickly filled the box for us. Conversation was Friendly and just a joy. Would visit again to pick up the goods everytime.

Amazing product and a delight to visit. Thanks Andrew for the warm welcome.

Ok so I am french and the bread in uk hasn’t been that great BUT Blackwater Bakehouse has manage to deliver what I was missing. Decent baguette /bread The best I had outside of France. And when the lovely gent offer me some just out of the oven focaccia. Of course I am gonna say yes.!! But let’s go back to the baguette…. Crusty outside with a fluffy inside. Just as it should be. This took me back home. A little tear was shed knowing I am not local to this place Absolutely love the honesty box it was like opening Alibaba’s cavern

In crust we trust Ok so I am french and the bread in uk hasn’t been that great BUT Blackwater Bakehouse has manage to deliver what I was missing. Decent baguette /bread The best I had outside of France. And when the lovely gent offer me some just out of the oven focaccia. Of course I am gonna say yes.!! But let’s go back to the baguette…. Crusty outside with a fluffy inside. Just as it should be. This took me back home. A little tear was shed knowing I am not local to this place Absolutely love the honesty box it was like opening Alibaba’s cavern

I read about this bakery before even getting to Arran and couldn’t wait to try their Sourdough. It’s a tiny little shop with the bread and other yummy baked goods displayed in a wooden cabinet out the front, you help yourself to what you want and then pay. The Sourdough was still warm and absolutely knocked the socks off any other Sourdough I’ve ever had. I think we sampled everything on offer during our time on Arran, everything was sublime. Little Frangipani style tarts that were a different fruit each day, Cinnamon Knots that you could just keep eating, Amazing croissants the list goes on. Even when they were shut there is an honesty system so you can still buy supplies.

An absolute must. All I can think of is the fresh bread.... This is how bread should be

George the baker supplies the B & B where we stayed. He opens at 11 and by 10:45 there is a queue of people. Wonderful bread and pastries.

Bread and other treats were all amazing, thoroughly recommend, kids loved pain au chocolate, went back several times and bought the loaves from elsewhere on island.

Staff were friendly, bread was amazing! Definitely recommend if you are on the island

OMG this bread is amazing and I have never seen a bakery like it. We queued up a little side street just before 11 to find the Baker selling from a wooden cabinet outside the tiny bakery. Not put off we purchased our items paid and walked back past the long queue Like I said the bread was so good and we also bought some palmiers they were so crisp and sweet.Yum!

Fantastic bakery, the bread is so delicious and the croissants were yummy, simply best I've had! To note though it is not like a normal shop with set times it opens in the morning until sold out. Therefore my advice get there early it is worth it!

The bread and pastries are the best I’ve ever tasted. A very popular place and worth the queue. The cinnamon twist was just amazing and the sourdough bread heaven. This needs to be on everyone’s list whilst visiting Arran.

Bought some sourdough and croissants. Both very tasty. Top notch!!

Exceptional bread and pastries! 👏 So good to be able to pick up the food from the shelf after closing hours.

Really good bakery. Very highly recommended.

Absolutely worth a stop by here if your on Arran. Almond pain au chocolate was absolutely amazing. We also got a sourdough bread which was one of the best I've ever tried. Coffee was also pretty tasty. Really nothing I could fault here.

My friend and I visited the bakehouse on Tuesday, was served by the owner a delighted chap. Purchased our goods and enjoyed the produce very much. On Friday we returned to black water by bus to purchased more goods to take home with us. Arrived and there were three people waiting to be serviced, this included our selfs. Asked the lady serving us if we could have our items warmed, we were meet with a very aggressive response NO, we explained that they heated them for us on Tuesday. More aggression arrived at us”I am to busy for that”. We quietly returned our item and left. Explained our situation to a local they described what the lady looked like and advised us that was the owner. We had a lovely week in Arran and the people were welcoming . Sadly we will not be returning to Blackwater or the bakehouse.

Good bread and cakes. Unusual presentation goods for sale in cabinet outside in alley behind bakery paid for using honesty box, so you need cash which is uncommon since pandemic. So loses a star as you can't use cards.

Cute little self-service bakery. Would definitely recommend the almond croissants and cinnamon swirls!

excellent breads, cakes etc. Really lovely shed cupboard with fresh items in each day. Open 11am till sold out !!!! the glass ciabatta and croissants are to die for- best since being in France. Great 'honest box' if no one is in and get there...

Tried almond croissant 🥐, awesome!

Best Bakery on Arran. Maybe the best Sourdough we've ever had!

All the products are amazing. The sourdough bread the best. We also had almond croissants which are phenomenal. It is worth a special trip to Blackwaterfoot. Do not miss coming here if you are in Arran. Just 30 mins along the String Road from Brodick....

Das Croissant und das Sesambrot waren sehr lecker. Ich hätte mehr kaufen sollen!

The Sourdough bread was still warm - we pulled off big chunks to try straight away as we couldn’t resist. It was amazing - and so big and substantial we still have more left for tomorrow. We also had almond croissants which are the best...

Baguette and sourdough were wonderful as usual. Almond croissant 🥐 was great. Some of the best bread you can buy.

So glad we came across the Blackwater Bakehouse. Bought the sesame and emmer bread. Absolutely first class, delicious. Fully merits 5 stars.

Everything is delicious. Go early, it gets sold out!

Incredible almond croissant and sourdough bread. Love the honesty shed too for when they are closed and gorgeous coffee to top it all off. We will be back and can’t wait to recommend!!

Absolute treat in a beautiful location. Very happy to have stumbled upon it.

We bought bread, a croissant and a pie wow, absolutely delicious. Very highly recommended. Delicious.

This wee place puts the Edinburgh bakeries to shame. Top tier sourdough, and one of the best pain au chocolates I've ever had. And a decent coffee too. Excellent stuff.

Just back home from a weekend on Arran with a baguette and heritage white loaf for tea when we got in. Eaten along with Arran Brie and a discussion about whether we could get there and back as a day trip for more bread and...

Gorgeous burgers and cakes at a very reasonable price

We visited twice after searching out good places before our trip to Arran, despite staying in Brodick we went over twice for fresh bread and treats. Easting a warm baguette whilst walking along the beach cant be beaten.

Great bread. Superb bread shed for those out of hours bread/cake based needs.

Cinnamon Swirls to die for! Just incredible

We had two coffees and a range of baked goods and it doesn't get much better. Nice to see the baked goods come with their on flare. Coffee was the best on the island for sure!

Your French Flan was delicious thank you but your sourdough bread must be an award winner! Delicious, thank you. Highly recommended.

An absolute must if you’re visiting the Isle of Arran. Fantastic takeaway bakery with delicious breads and pastries. One word of warning, it sells out fast particularly in the summer months. Arrive as close to opening time as you can for a good selection to choose from!

Best. Sourdough. Ever. Everything is always amazing and really friendly staff. Can’t recommend enough.

Saw this mentioned locally and went after reading the reviews. Great place - range of bread and cakes - all good. Opened at 11 as stated with small queue already there.

Very handy self service honesty box with loads of delicious food

Heard about this place and decided to visit. Everything we tried was really good. The rhubarb pastry was excellent and we really enjoyed the almond croissants.

Good food at great value prices. Friendly staff

Everyone on Arran raved about this bakery so we thought we would give it a go. It doesn't open until 11 and the queue was already so long when we arrived just after. The chia seed sourdough was so good, we tore off chunks and...

Wow! Lovely bread and cakes etc. I would recommend the turmeric and hazelnut loaf, also the cinnamon twists. Simply delicious. The only thing is that I found it a bit pricey. Otherwise great.

Wonderful bread and cakes, great little bakery tucked out of the way but well worth going in search of

Beautiful bread baked my innovative bakers

This place is a hidden gem, although its closed due to covid there is an honesty box with a wide variety of freshly baked goods. It seems very popular with locals and the croissants were delicious. Definitely recommend a stop here!

Made a special pilgrimage here as we heard the almond croissants were amazing, which they were. But I ended up having a slice of cheesecake, still warm from baking, after the description they gave me. It was basically perfect - light and fresh and browned...

Lucky for us we found this little gem down an alley in Blackwaterfoot and treated ourselves to really delicious pastries. There was a stall outside with lots to choose from - almond croissants and much more was on offer and we took them to eat...

Friendly service from nice servers. While brownies and baguettes went down well, croissants and pastries divided opinion. Unlike bakehouses in Glasgow, these have a bread-like texture which does not absorb flavourings as deeply as pastry counterparts. Given its island location, worth a visit.Honesty box option with clear instructions too.

Delicious bread, cinnamon buns and Greek strawberry marmalade!

Great wee bakery tucked away down an alley. We bought a cinnamon roll and pumpkin danish. The pumpkin danish was amazing wish I had bought another one. Especially after the baker had said it had taken 3 weeks to perfect! Definitely worth a visit!

Hidden gem of a bakery! Absolutely delicious bread and pastries. Had the pumpkin pastry and it was amazing, just sad I only bought the one. Plus lovely friendly welcome. Every visitor to arran should make a wee trip over the island to come here :-)